Application for Change of Operator Status (Operator-in-training to Full Operator)

(1) Upon meeting the requirements specified in 236 CMR 2.00 through 5.00, an individual wishing to upgrade his/her certificate status from Operating-in-training to a Full Operator shall file an application on a form provided by the Board. The Board will not accept any application that is incomplete or illegible. Incomplete applications shall be retained for 180 days. The Board shall review applications for changes in certificate status and all required supporting documents, and shall determine the eligibility of applicants for certificate status changes. (3) The action of the Board to approve or disapprove an application for change of certificate status shall be recorded both in the minutes of the meeting and upon the face of the application, and the applicant shall be promptly notified of the Board's action. No change of certificate status application shall be considered complete unless it is accompanied by the required fee and until all required supporting documents have been received by the Board. The Board shall not accept an application that is not accompanied by the required fee. (5) The application fee for change in certificate status is nonrefundable. (6) No member of the Board shall permit his/her name to be used as a reference in connection with the filing of a change of certificate status. (7) Applications for change of certificate status shall be mailed or delivered to: Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities. (8) When deemed necessary by the Board to demonstrate the applicant's eligibility for change in certificate status, each applicant shall, if requested by the Board, submit in support of his/her formal application proof satisfactory to the Board of the statements made therein by attaching documentaryevidence, affidavits, registrar's statements, diplomas, published data, photographs, or other sworn or proven evidence. The Board reserves the right to retain, as a permanent part of the application, any or all documents submitted which shall be properly marked for identification and ownership. Original documents may be replaced by photocopies of such documents, however, at the request and expense of the applicant. (9) A personal appearance before the Board, if required, shall be at a time and place designated by the Board, and shall be at the applicant's expense. Failure to provide additional evidence or information within the time specified by the Board or to appear before the Board when such appearance is deemed necessary may be considered just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the application for change in certificate status.